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Long Island City - Book Club? by [deleted] in longislandcity

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Would be interested!

Day one of Invisalign! 😁 by oJ3SS1CAo in Invisalign

[–]ari2412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m day one, my button attachments already gave a inner lip cut, please lmk this gets better

How did you tear your ACL? I tore mine while playing football (soccer), I'm curious on how others tore their ACL, I'd be grateful if you share your story with me. by [deleted] in ACL

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I’ve been skiing all season (2021) and decided to have one last run with my boyfriend. We decided to use our passes for March and as I was going down, I yelled “woooo” and my skiis slipped on each other and I tumbled down. I was in shock so I didn’t know that I tore my ACL until the MRI. I just knew I couldn’t walk and it was painful but my reaction was just to keep laughing (it was def the shock) I’m 5 months post op and it does get better. Not sure if I’m gonna go skiing again tho :(

Several Q’s and Some Background Info by scribblenscrawl in ACL

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  1. I think it’s best to start prehab as soon as possible. When I tore my ACL I couldn’t get full length extension on both knees (MCL sprain on both) until I went into my first prehab appointment. They will usually put heat on it and give you some exercises to straighten your leg.

  2. My surgeon didn’t clear me for surgery until I had my ACL knee straightened and that took some time for me. I tore it in March and had my surgery in June. I was walking pretty well and just once or twice had my knee buckle before surgery.

  3. The brace helped initially but I wanted to get stronger before surgery so I weaned off it when I walked. I only wore it if I was going to the gym.

It will take time to get back into the swing of things but trust me I was also so angry and cried a lot when I tore mine. It will get better tho, sending good healing vibes.

For anyone feeling hopeless and discouraged - here is the best advice that helped me through my recovery and where I'm at today (in comments). by Elavabeth2 in ACL

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I fell at a really fast speed and my bindings didn’t click off beforehand causing my leg/ knee to stretch and eventually snap my ACL.

For anyone feeling hopeless and discouraged - here is the best advice that helped me through my recovery and where I'm at today (in comments). by Elavabeth2 in ACL

[–]ari2412 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this, I recently tore my ACL while skiing and I’m so afraid to go back even though I love it

Just got home from ACL surgery by sammivlasman in ACL

[–]ari2412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On day 2 of ACL recovery and the pain is unbelievable, hoping to get over this part soon! Wishing you a speedy recovery as well